LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Institute of Journalists Charter Centenary Dinner

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

2 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

Clayre Gribben reports on the Institute of Journalists Charter Centenary Dinner in London. Includes excerpts from speeches by Norman Tebbit MP, criticising television reporting of the Poll Tax riots in London; Sir Peter Imbert, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, on the media’s constant focus on the most vivid and violent aspects of society creating a distorted picture for the public.

Contributors

Norman Tebbit; Peter Imbert; Clayre Gribben

Keywords

Newspapers; Television; Conferences; Metropolitan Police; Members of Parliament; Mass media; Community charge; Journalists; Crime reporting; Institute of Journalists

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